Malware Analysis Report

2025-06-16 07:10

Sample ID 240602-bhlhysde6t
Target 1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe
SHA256 4b39af87b98c724c474b251c2e776d6655703229e4e600654577534005ffc078
Tags
persistence
score
7/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
7/10

SHA256

4b39af87b98c724c474b251c2e776d6655703229e4e600654577534005ffc078

Threat Level: Shows suspicious behavior

The file 1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Shows suspicious behavior.

Malicious Activity Summary

persistence

Deletes itself

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-06-02 01:08

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-02 01:08

Reported

2024-06-02 01:11

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

120s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2756-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 0c1a3c1d48964b3c727f7b86c1a0fc30
SHA1 a8892bbe151affd78fe422e4cb2502026c73ba9f
SHA256 ea081885aed0cbd3b5e782dc49f89b50170e40d5fb3ee0734151300a1a520c19
SHA512 2a80b1f3d4e58e9176f663cf6d6eaee9c223ccdee1085eaac0be773e722b6c0815bf15061dda01138f8467b5d8ef92688673e4b491f52b728ff57c5978478002

memory/2756-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

memory/1260-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-06-02 01:08

Reported

2024-06-02 01:11

Platform

win10v2004-20240426-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

94s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

Signatures

Deletes itself

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe N/A

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3906287020-2915474608-1755617787-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\microsofthelp = "C:\\Windows\\microsofthelp.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1963231a75d4e52ad401a488bfcb7390_NeikiAnalytics.exe"

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

"C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 23.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/5052-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp

C:\Windows\microsofthelp.exe

MD5 0c1a3c1d48964b3c727f7b86c1a0fc30
SHA1 a8892bbe151affd78fe422e4cb2502026c73ba9f
SHA256 ea081885aed0cbd3b5e782dc49f89b50170e40d5fb3ee0734151300a1a520c19
SHA512 2a80b1f3d4e58e9176f663cf6d6eaee9c223ccdee1085eaac0be773e722b6c0815bf15061dda01138f8467b5d8ef92688673e4b491f52b728ff57c5978478002

memory/2380-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000403000-memory.dmp